Liquid-dispensing apparatus.



APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I3 19H.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918 icnsn'nns r. nossreuon; or AUGUSTgGEORQIA.

.To all whom it may concern:

- "Be it known that I, CHARLES Bossienor., a citlzen-of. he United States, and a resident of Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

" -The invention relates to improvements in liquid dispensing apparatus such as are empIoyed by retailers in the sale of gasolene to the users of automobiles.- It has for its object the provision of a device that will -not only filter the gasolene at "the time it is 16 measured preliminary to be turned into the tank of the automobile, but by providing a transparent filtering receptacle, which also forms the measuring vessel, the purchaser by simple inspection can ascertain that he is obtaining the stipulated quantity and can judge the quality of his purchase by its, color. A device having such features has been found to be a very'eflt'ective advertisement to the retailer.

1 '--The invention. consists in the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated by the accompanying, drawings. I

In the drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, v

Figure 1 is a view, partly .in elevation and partly in vertical section, showing an em- 1 86 bodiment 0f the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the stopper or removable bottom for closing the lower end of the filterin' receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a plan 'view of the coupling con-.

, necting the discharge pipe,with-the supporting standard. 4

The glass container 10 is in the form'of an inverted bottle, preferably having a capacity of five gallons with the levels of the difl'er'ent gallons indicated on its side. In the top of the container are vents 11' to permit the escape of the contained air or gas While the container is being filled, and to permit the entrance of air into the container during the discharge of the liquid.

' The container is carried by the brackets 12 extending from the supporting pipe,13. Thelatter also serves'as the supply pipe to conduct the-fluid from the pump to the container. At the upper end of the pipe 13 is a I/LIQUIDJ'JISPENSI'NG arrmrus;

Specification of Letters Patent.

' pipe and edge of the top to -prevent leakage through such space.

partly so, it ordinarily contains an explosive Patented Aug. 20,1918.

Application filed September 18, 1917. Serial No. 191,160.

- joint 14, downwardly from which reach the pipe 15 into the interior of the container.

The entering end of the pipe 15 is secured to the top of the container by the clamping nuts 16 turned onto the pipe on opposite sides 'of the container top. Washers 17 are interposed between the clamping nuts and I the adjacent wall of the container top, and extend over the annular space between the Extending over the top of the container 10 is the shield 18. oftan inverted dishshaped form. The shield is held inplace by the nuts 19 clamping it on the pipe 15. Be-

tween the edge ofthe'shield and 'the'contain'er is an annular opening to provide a free passage. to the chamber-beneath the shield. When the container is empty, or

mixture 0f ai1 and gas. The shield prevents I ignition of this explosive compound by preventing. access to the vents 11. Also the gas that is forced through the vents while the container is being filled is so dispersed by the shield and diluted with air that the mix I ture passing through the annular opening between the shield and container would be. so attenuated that it would not ignite. The shield also protects the container against blows in the direction of its top; and it also prevents water 'from dropping on the top and entering through the vents into tlie'container. T v

- In the discharge mouth at the lower part of the container is a filtering device to free the liquid. from impurities.- In this discharge mouth is fitted the removable bottom or stopper 20 having interposed between its i flange and theedg'e of the mouth a washer 95..

- 21 to prevent leakage .around the stopper.

In the stopper is a chamber 22 communicating at its upper end with the interior of the container, and its lower end with the casing 'ofthe valve 23 screwed into the head of the ner edge of this gutter is a seat (Fig. 2) in which is tightly fitted the base of the conical screen 28 carr ing the filtering material. The latter is ihrmed of upper and lower layers 29 of granulated coke, or similar porous material, and an intermediate layer 30 of shredded sponge. The sponge being much more pervious than the coke forms a horizontal passage through which the liquid can pass to the lower layer of coke wlthout passing through the upper layer. By this arrangement of layers the area of the filtering medium is more extensive than if the screen were filled solely with the coke. When the filtering material becomes clogged, by removing the stopper the screen can be replaced by another one containing fresh 7 material.

In operating the device the gasolene is pumped through the pipe 13 into the container to fill the latter. ters the container the gas and air escape I through the vents 11 to the space beneath not dropped into the, gutter. By observing the shield 18, where the gas is further mixed with air so that when the mixture escapes beneath the edge of the shield the gas will be so attenuated" that the mixture will be non-inflammable. The liquid filling the con-' tainer is permitted to become quiescent for a brief period, during which any heavy sediment contained therein settles to the bottom of the container and is collected in the gutter 27. The inclined walls of the container and of the conical screen 'uide the sediment to the gutter. At interva s the stopper is removed and the gutter is cleared of, the sediment. When the valve 23 is opened the fluid is discharged through the pipe 24 and the hose 25 into the desired receptacle. When the valve is opened the liquid passing through the filtering material contained in the conicalscreen will be freed of the lighter impurities that have As the liquid enaaveera quantity.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In combination with a pipe-line for supplying liquid from a source of supply to a receiving container, of a transparent receptacle connected in said pipe-line between its inlet and discharge ends and in a manner to receive the liquid at its upper end, said transparent receptacle being provided with a contracted lower end, and-an open'vent in its upper end, and means on its side for indicating the quantity of liquid contained therein at various levels, a filter removably connected in the contracted lower end, a shield extending over the upper end of said transparent receptacle and supported in spaced relation thereto to lie above said openvent, and a manually controlled valve in the pipe-line between said filter and the discharge end of the pipe-line, whereby the liquid can be temporarily stored, measured, and inspected in the transparent receptacle before lts discharge into the receiving con- 'tainer.

CHARLES F. ROSSIGNOL.

Witnesses:

DENNIS J. D. EsMo-Nn, E. G. COHEN. 

